Many utilities and service providers offer paperless billing, but on their own terms. Doxo, a web-based billing startup, contacts your billers, potentially accepts your bills for you, and stashes your account info. If you're intrigued, we've got invitations for you.

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Doxo's growing its number of billing partners, and if one of your providers happens to be in their network, the paperless connection is really convenient. Doxo notifies you of new bills, shows you the bill document, and links you up for payment, along with keeping track of your past bills and providing direct contact for your billers.

If your bills don't come from doxo's partners, you can still use doxo to store your account and payment information, as well as ping your provider and ask that they hook up. You can upload your bills to doxo for safekeeping, and set monthly reminders for your bills. In other words, you can do everything but receive the bill itself, until doxo can make the connection.

If you'd like to give doxo a shot, you can use the access code lifehacker to sign up—enter it in at the Doxo web site, linked here. We've got hundreds available, but they're first come, first serve. Doxo is a free service with no advertising.